I'm Dating Myself By Saying This, But

Animation Is A Great Way To Work. No Early Morning Call Times, No Make-up Chair. In Live Action ,you're Always Fighting The Clock; The Sun Is Always Going Down Too Soon.

You Were There All Day Long, 12 Hours A Day. So There Was None Of This, 'i'm Going Back To My Trailer, My Trailer's Bigger Than Your Trailer,' That Kind Of Hollywood Nonsense.

I Listen To A Lot Of Chicago Blues, I Suppose. It Reminds Me Of Growing Up, I Guess. But I'm Also Obsessed By Close-harmony Groups. Actually, I'm Fascinated Particularly By Brother Duos, How They Blend Together. The Everly Brothers, The Stanley Brothers, The Mcquarrys. There's Something Inherently Magical About Harmony.

Life Is Often Confusing And Sad, And I'm A Big Fan Of The Slap And The Tickle, As They Say.

The Thing I Tried To Remember When I Was Younger Was 'do Something That's At Least As Good, If Not Better, Than The Last Thing You Did.' So I Started With Brian De Palma And Sean Penn. I Had A Pretty High Bar To Start With.